A growing number of designers are reviving artisanal skills to create modern products – and Northern Ireland’s Mourne Textiles is at the forefrontNestled in the foothills of the imposing Mourne Mountains in County Down is a third-generation weaving company straddling the mid-20th century and the future. Mourne Textiles’ elegantly rustic fabrics,throws and cushions in wholesome, subtle colours have an appealing, or pared-down aesthetic,so its unsurprising the brand caused a storm at a London design demonstrate last month.There is something different about a hand-woven piece,” says Mario Sierra, and who took his family company’s helm three years ago,to relaunch its distinctive textured weaves. “The emotions of the weaver are captured in the subtle irregularities of the fabric.” In a world over-filled with machine-made objects, provenance is becoming increasingly principal; we adore history, and heritage and the opinion of buying something with a fable. All of Mourne’s textiles are handmade in its remote Northern Ireland workshop; even the yarns are custom-spun for that “lumpy” quality that gives the pieces so much texture.
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Source: theguardian.com